We study adaption and speciation in the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). In particular we are interested in studying how species converge due to mimicry, as a model for understanding the predictability of evolution, and the genetic and ecological causes of speciation. We also study the genetic basis of insecticide resistance in the agricultural pest, diamondback moth.
If you are interested in more information regarding Heliconius butterflies, including updates on our efforts to sequence the first full butterfly genome, please see www.heliconius.org. We have also established the Cambridge Evolutionary Genetics network to bring together like-minded researchers from across departments in Cambridge.
- Lab News
Our lab won the prize for the best poster at Department Seminar Day last week. Thanks Simon B for putting the poster together.
Herchel Smith fellowship for John Davey : February 14, 2012Congratulations to John Davey who has been awarded a 3 year Herchel Smith fellowship to work in Cambridge on Heliconius genomics. John has been a collaborator for several years while based in GenePool in Edinburgh, and we will be excited to welcome him to Cambridge.
Happy christmas : December 26, 2011Festive greetings to all our collaborators and colleagues. We can celebrate with a cover image and the first paper in a Phil Trans Roy Soc issue on speciation genomics. Nice work Nicola and everyone else who was involved.